How to search data in combination of field - php

Question

I have a student table with first_name and last_name. when i apply the search on first name or last name it give me the correct record but when i search with complete name it does not return any thing. Here is my query
SELECT
`student_personal_info`.`spi_id` AS `sid`,
`student_personal_info`.`spi_first_name` AS `fname`
FROM
`student_personal_info`
WHERE
((spi_first_name like '%test developer%') OR (spi_last_name like '%test developer%')
ORDER BY
`spi_first_name` ASC
Is there any way to make it searchable with both field combination.
It will give record in case we enter first name .middle name and last name but don't fetch in case of firstname and last name not middle name.
SELECT `student_personal_info`.`spi_id` AS `sid` , `student_personal_info`.`spi_first_name` AS `fname`
FROM `student_personal_info`
WHERE (
spi_scholar_no LIKE '%amir hussain khan%'
)
OR (
CONCAT( spi_first_name, ' ', spi_middle_name, ' ', spi_last_name ) LIKE '%amir hussain khan%'
I have also try this but its working for exact match only.
SELECT `student_parents_info`.`spri_spi_id` AS `sid`
FROM `student_parents_info`
WHERE (MATCH (spri_first_name, spri_middle_name, spri_last_name) AGAINST ('Pramod Kumar Sharma*' IN BOOLEAN MODE ) )
ORDER BY `spri_first_name` ASC
LIMIT 0 , 30
Please give any other suggestions.

Answer 1

Try searching using concat()..
SELECT `student_personal_info`.`spi_id` AS `sid` , `student_personal_info`.`spi_first_name` AS `fname`
FROM `student_personal_info`
WHERE CONCAT( spi_first_name, ' ', spi_middle_name, ' ', spi_last_name ) LIKE '%test%'
ORDER BY `spi_first_name` ASC
It always works for me .

Answer 2

Try like this
SELECT `student_personal_info`.`spi_id` AS `sid`, `student_personal_info`.`spi_first_name` AS `fname`
FROM `student_personal_info`
WHERE
((spi_first_name like '%amir khan%') OR (spi_last_name like '%test develope%'))
ORDER BY `spi_first_name` ASC
you are missing ')'

Answer 3

Split your test develope to test and develope using php, then write query like this :
$first = 'test';
$last = 'develope';
$query = "SELECT `student_personal_info`.`spi_id` AS `sid`, `student_personal_info`.`spi_first_name` AS `fname` FROM `student_personal_info` WHERE
(spi_first_name like '%".$first."%') OR (spi_last_name like '%".$last."%')
ORDER BY `spi_first_name` ASC";
If you have more than two words, Split the words and create the dynamic where query.

Answer 4

Try with CONCAT:
SELECT
`student_personal_info`.`spi_id` AS `sid`,
`student_personal_info`.`spi_first_name` AS `fname`
FROM
`student_personal_info`
WHERE
CONCAT(spi_first_name, ' ', spi_last_name) LIKE '%test develope%'
ORDER BY
`spi_first_name` ASC

Answer 5

Do you receive a full name to perform the search with? or do you always get 2 separate (first and last name)?
If you get one full name string, change your query to concatenate first and last name, and use
GROUP BY HAVING(full_name LIKE %search_term%)
if you get two separate strings, just change your OR to AND between the first and last name LIKE tests.